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The Diva Cooks a Goose by Krista Davis - 290 pgs
Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier - 240 pgs

1,267,601 + 290 + 240 = 1,268,131

A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan

363 + 1,268,131 = 1,268,494

by Qiu Xiaolong 464 pages
by Octavia E. Butler 264 pages

1,268,494 + 464 + 264 = 1,269,222

Christmas at Silver Falls by Jenny Hale

273 + 1,269,222 = 1,269,495

The Christmas Letter by Kathi Daley - 184 pgs

1,269,495 + 184 = 1,269,679

Noel Street by Richard Paul Evans

277 + 1,269,679 = 1,269,956

The Institute by Stephen King




1,269,956 + 561 = 1,270,517

396 pages

1,270,517 + 396 = 1,270,913 pages

by Hannah Beckerman 358 pages

1,270,913 + 358 = 1,271,271

Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
489pgs

1,271,271 + 489= 1,271,760 pages

The Secret of Cold Hill by Peter James - 400p
The Devil in the White City by Eric Larson - 447p
The House on Cold Hill by Peter James - 310p
Haunted by James Herbert - 228p
The Dunwich Horror and Other Stories by HP Lovecraft - 433p
The Boy in the Suitcase by Lena Kaaberbol - 313p
The Blackstone Chronicles by John Saul - 527p
The Resort by Bentley Little - 392p
Burnt Offerings by Robert Marasco - 246p
The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates - 328p
Portraits of the Dead by John Nicholl - 244p
The House Next Door by Darcy Coates - 282p
Malefic by Ambrose Ibsen - 209p
The House of Long Shadow by Ambrose Ibsen - 298p
Hunted by Darcy Coates - 388p
The God Project by John Saul - 384p
Second Child by John Saul - 355p
The War of the Worlds by HG Wells - 192p
The Time Machine by HG Wells - 118p
The Island of Doctor Moreau by HG Wells - 153p
The Strange Case of Dr Jeckyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louise Stevenson - 144p
Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - 335p
Black Acres: Complete Collection by Ambrose Ibsen - 306p
The Folcroft Ghosts by Darcy Coates - 248p
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens - 384p
It by Stephen King - 1116p
Dead at Daybreak by Deon Meyer - 487p
Dead Before Dying by Deon Meyer - 352p
Dead Silent by Helen H Durrant - 220p
Their Lost Daughters by Joy Ellis - 331p
American Psycho by Bret Eason Ellis - 339p
The Iliad/The Odessey by Homer - 1556p
The Handmaid's Tale by Margeret Atwood - 311p
Dolly by Susan Hill - 153p
The Mist in the Mirror by Susan Hill - 184p
The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill - 145p
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill - 138p
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson - 302p
The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson - 182p
The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule - 548p
From Doon with Death by Ruth Rendell - 240p
Magna Carta by Dan Jones - 272p
The Templars by Dan Jones - 448p
The Wars of the Roses by Dan Jones - 392p
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones - 534p
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves - 372p
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule - 496p
The Want-ad Killer by Ann Rule - 229p
Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors by Ann Rule - 544p

1,271,760 + 17, 557 = 1​,289,​317

Save Me from Dangerous Men - 328 pages
The Family Upstairs - 340 pages
Twice in a Blue Moon - 351 pages
Carmilla - 103 pages
Animal Farm - 97 pages

1,289,317 + 1,219 = 1,290,536

The Harrowing of Gwynedd by Katherine Kurtz 710 pages.

710 + 1,289,317 = 1,290,027

last total should be 1,290,536 + 710 = 1,291,246

The Nowhere Girl Nicole Trope 518 pages
Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde 290 pages
A Murder at Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey 385 pages
Highfire by Eoin Colfer 384 pages
total = 1577 pages

1577 + 1,291,246 = 1,292,823

The Fifth To Die by J.D. Barker

1,292,823 + 544 = 1,293,367

Well done guys! A terrific effort for the year. Hope you enjoyed most of your reads!

December 2019:
205. River of Lies by R.M. Greenaway - 368 pgs.
206. A Mysterious Mix Up by J.C. Kenney - ??? pgs.
207. One Day You'll Burn by Joseph Schneider - 336 pgs.
208. The Vanishing Angle by Linda Ladd - ??? pgs.
209. Hero's Haven by Rebecca Zanetti - ??? pgs.
210. Turned by Julie Kenner - 304 pgs.
211. A Spell for Trouble by Esme Addison - ??? pgs.
212. Liar Liar: The unmissable new crime thriller from the million copy bestseller by Mel Sherratt - 400 pgs.
213. Sell Low, Sweet Harriet by Sherry Harris - 304 pgs.
214. Coral Reef Views by Vicki Delany - 160 pgs.
215. Things in Jars by Jess Kidd - 384 pgs.
216. Magic Bites by Mary Tazzo - 123 pgs.
217. Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine - 301 pgs.
218. Lincoln's Bodyguard: In A Heroic Act Of Bravery Saves Our Beloved President! John Wilkes Booth Killed In Act Of Treason by T.J. Turner - 245 pgs.
219. Toxic Game by Christine Feehan - 464 pgs.
220. Jefferson by Davidson Butler - 139 pgs.

December Total of 3,528 + 1,293,367 = 1,296,895

3,271+1,296,895=1,300,166

1,296,895 + 4,431 = 1,301,326

December total 8,593

1,301,326 + 8,593 = 1,309,919

Correction:
1,300,166 + 4,431 + 8,593 = 1,313,190

A Good Day to Buy by Sherry Harris 288 pages.

1,313,190 + 288 = 1,313,478

228
406
302
287
462
160
421
304

1,313,478 + 228 + 406 + 302 + 287 + 462 + 160 + 421 + 304 = 1,316,048

My December books:

Okinawa: This is the Future of War - 326
Rain Dogs - 342
Police at the Station and They Don't Look Friendly - 320
Black and Blue - 394
A Merciful Death - 352
First Blood - 407
How the Dead Speak - 416
Bloody Christmas - 86
Déjà Vu - 458
Holy Island - 316

3,417 + 1,316,048 = 1,319,465

I’ll post my November and December books in a few days. Sorry for the delay.

The Wonky Donkey - 24 pages
I Need a New Bum! - 32 pages
East - 507 pages
A Witch to Remember - 288 pages
Silverwolf - 432 pages
The Undertaker's Daughter - 115 pages
Bootlegger's Daughter - 275 pages
The Secrets We Bury - 432 pages
Moloka'i - 405 pages
Mrs. Morris and the Ghost - 298 pages
Adventures in Cryptozoology: Hunting for Yetis, Mongolian Deathworms and Other Not-So-Mythical Monsters - 256 pages

24 + 32 + 507 + 288 + 432 + 115 + 275 + 432 + 405 + 298 + 256 = 3,064

1,316,465 + 3,064 = 1,319,529

Here are the rest of my Dec books:
Hidden Star by Nora Roberts = 384 pages
Ocean Light by Nalini Singh = 416 pages
Kill For Me by Karen Rose = 417 pages
Captive Star by Nora Roberts = 384 pages
Secret Star by Nora Roberts = 384 pages
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer = 496 pages
Rich People Problems by Kevin Kwan = 418 pages
November 9 by Colleen Hoover = 307 pages
The Room Mate by Kendall Ryan = 322 pages
Defiant Queen by Meghan March = 252 pages
The Night Is Watching by Heather Graham = 384 pages
Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco = 437 pages
The Night Is Alive by Heather Graham = 384 pages

1,319,529 + 4,985 = 1,324,514

I missed this one:
Die For Me by Karen Rose = 585 pages
1,324,514 + 585 = 1,325,099

Here’s my December reads for the total
Our House by Louise Candlish, 442 pages
A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton, 345 pages
Heavenfield by LJ Ross, 266 pages
PS From Paris by Marc Levy, 276 pages
The Huntress by Kate Quinn, 560 pages
Juror No. 3 by James Patterson, 352 pages
B is for Burglar by Sue Grafton, 363 pages
Total for December 2,604 pages

1,325,099 + 2,604 = 1,327,703

- 344

1,327,703+344 = 1,328,047

November 2019

✓

01...382 pages A Brew to a Kill by Cleo Coyle
02...336 pages Educated by Tara Westover
03...320 pages Book Clubbed by Lorna Barrett
04...416 pages The Girl in the Woods by Gregg Olsen
05...451 pages The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
06...464 pages Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger
07...320 pages Now That She's Gone by Gregg Olsen
08...296 pages A Fatal Chapter by Lorna Barrett
09...368 pages Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb
10...448 pages Fireborne by Rosaria Munda
11...400 pages Holy Ghost by John Sandford
12...338 pages Holiday Buzz by Cleo Coyle
13...321 pages Not the Killing Type by Lorna Barrett
14...528 Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison
15...319 pages Title Wave by Lorna Barrett
16...313 pages A Just Clause by Lorna Barrett
17...387 pages Billionaire Blend by Cleo Coyle
18...384 pages Boar Island by Nevada Barr
19...400 pages Wolf by Wolf by Ryan Graudin
20...416 pages Once Upon a Grind by Cleo Coyle
21...352 pages The Banker’s Wife by Cristina Alger
22...912 pages Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare
23...304 pages What Rose Forgot by Nevada Barr
24...292 pages Witches of East End by Melissa de la Cruz
25...464 pages War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
26...608 pages The Black Witch by Laurie Forest
27...384 pages Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy
28...496 pages Blood for Blood by Ryan Graudin
29...302 pages Safekeeping by Karen Hesse
30...369 pages Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell


November 2019 Total 12,090 pages

December 2019

01...349 pages Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
02...359 pages Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs
03...384 pages Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger
04...320 pages Twisted Twenty-Six by Janet Evanovich
05...465 pages The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston
06...385 pages My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman
07...416 pages Dead to the Last Drop by Cleo Coyle
08...360 pages Dead Cold Brew by Cleo Coyle
09...306 pages Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life As an Animal Surgeon by Nick Trout
10...420 pages Boundary Waters by William Kent Krueger
11...352 pages Shot in the Dark by Cleo Coyle
12...432 pages Redemption by David Baldacci
13...432 pages A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
14...416 pages Gilded Cage by Vic James
15...384 pages Bloody Genius by John Sandford
16...352 pages Tarnished City by Vic James
17...416 pages Defiance by C.J. Redwine
18...480 pages Deception by C.J. Redwine
19...481 pages Deliverance by C.J. Redwine
20...416 pages Bright Ruin by Vic James
21...612 pages In the Woods by Tana French
22...112 pages Salvage Trouble by J.S. Morin
23...133 pages A Smuggler's Conscience by J.S. Morin
24...137 pages Poets and Piracy by J.S. Morin
25...117 pages To Err is Azrin by J.S. Morin
26...174 pages Sunshine of Your Cult: Mission 5 by J.S. Morin
27...129 pages Retro Version by J.S. Morin
28...096 pages Siege of Mortania by J.S. Morin
29...171 pages Moon of Odysseus by J.S. Morin
30...109 pages Adventure Capital by J.S. Morin
31...121 pages Collusion Course by J.S. Morin
32...145 pages Core Threat: Mission 11 by J.S. Morin
33...193 pages Stowaway to Heaven by J.S. Morin
34...164 pages Mission Inadvisable by J.S. Morin
35...176 pages Moral and Orbital Decay by J.S. Morin
36...170 pages Planet Hustlers by J.S. Morin
37...182 pages Eternity or Bust by J.S. Morin

December 2019 Total 10,866 pages

January 11,042 pages
February 7,948 pages
March 9,929 pages
April 8,533 pages
May 9,235 pages
June 9,050 pages
July 9,103 pages
August 10,034 pages
September 9,922 pages
October 10,981 pages
November 12,090 pages
December 10,866 pages

118,733 (2019 Total Pages)

1,328,047 + 22,956 = 1,351,003

Sorry for being so late with the last of my count
The Overlook - 225 pages
Wolfhunter River - 334 pages
They Called Us Enemy - 208 pages
Lethal White - 650 pages
Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, & Advice for Living Your Best Life - 224 pages
Nine Dragons - 374 pages
The Water Dancer - 403 pages
The Janus Stone - 328 pages
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption - 473 pages
The Mysterious Affair at Styles - 121 pages
Murder With Peacocks - 311 pages
A Minute to Midnight - 418 pages
Almost Interesting - 240 pages
How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems - 307 pages
Stormy: a Story about Finding a Forever Home - 34 pages

225 + 334 + 208 + 650 + 224 + 374 + 403 + 328 + 473 + 121 + 311 + 418 + 240 + 307 + 34 = 4,650

1,351,003 + 4,650 = 1,355,653